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erm.....help a newbie dat need help

heyy....im juz recently bought a dslr and im thinking of getting a new lens..
any recommendations?
btw im using a nikon d5000 and interested in potrait and getting a telephoto lens...
how much is the cost of the lens?

Re: erm.....help a newbie dat need help

Originally Posted by nacholibre

heyy....im juz recently bought a dslr and im thinking of getting a new lens..
any recommendations?
btw im using a nikon d5000 and interested in potrait and getting a telephoto lens...
how much is the cost of the lens?

wah... you wish to be spoonfed with information???
cannot like that la...
You know how many lenses from Nikkor alone (not to mention 3rd party manufacturers) satisfy your requirement of "telephoto lens" ??

What you should be doing is searching for lenses online, forming a shortlist (based on the focal length, etc), getting the prices for each lens first... before asking for a recommendation.

Re: erm.....help a newbie dat need help

Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 SL II.

$580 if you buy brand new.

Manual focus only.

For the price, it beats even the 50mm f/1.4 AFS for sharpness and IQ.

EDIT: and you don't really need a focusing screen to focus manually. I had one on my D200 and regretted it (it makes your viewfinder less bright). I ended up still relying on the green AF confirmation dot anyways.

Re: erm.....help a newbie dat need help

but seriously how long have you used your current lens ? (the original kit lens, i assume?) Use it and know where you are happy and where you feel frustrated using it.......... from there (give yourself 2-3 months play time) you have a better idea what you really need

Re: erm.....help a newbie dat need help

Originally Posted by aspenx

Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 SL II.

$580 if you buy brand new.

Manual focus only.

For the price, it beats even the 50mm f/1.4 AFS for sharpness and IQ.

EDIT: and you don't really need a focusing screen to focus manually. I had one on my D200 and regretted it (it makes your viewfinder less bright). I ended up still relying on the green AF confirmation dot anyways.

Re: erm.....help a newbie dat need help

but seriously how long have you used your current lens ? (the original kit lens, i assume?) Use it and know where you are happy and where you feel frustrated using it.......... from there (give yourself 2-3 months play time) you have a better idea what you really need

I didn't leh. I am exceptionally nice to the newbie. I want to be nice so Santa can drop down my garbage chute (since we did not have chimney in singapore)